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Alan Wake

Remedy Entertainment 2010

Official website 81Review score

Genres

Shooter, Adventure

Platforms

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360

Developer

Remedy Entertainment

Release date

May 14, 2010

Game overview

About the Game

Alan Wake is a psychological horror action-adventure game developed by Remedy Entertainment. The narrative centres on Alan Wake, a bestselling thriller novelist experiencing writer's block. He travels to the small town of Bright Falls with his wife, Alice, seeking a change of environment. Shortly after their arrival, Alice vanishes under mysterious circumstances. As Alan searches for her, he discovers pages of a thriller novel he does not recall writing. The events described in these pages begin to manifest in reality, and Alan encounters hostile supernatural entities known as the "Taken," who are controlled by darkness. The gameplay involves navigating Bright Falls and using light to combat these dark forces. The storyline explores themes of reality and fiction, along with the influence of the written word.

Storyline

When the wife of the best-selling writer Alan Wake disappears on their vacation, his search turns up pages from a thriller he doesn’t even remember writing. A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.

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9 images

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PC requirements

System Requirements

Windows

Entry specification

Minimum

OS
Windows XP SP2
Processor
Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD
Memory
2 GB RAM
Graphics
DirectX 10 compatible with 512MB RAM
DirectX®
9.0c
Hard Drive
8 GB HD space
Sound
DirectX 9.0c compatible

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